'''I notice a lot of criticism for Mintz and Kellogg’s “generalized” presentation of three types of colonial families, but I would argue that we cannot stop at this criticism and must look instead for the similarities and differences amongst the three groups based upon our deeper reading of the text. Take the example of children, their role within the family, how they were raised/disciplined, inheritance, marriages and dowries, even how children were expected to act with their parents can be noted throughout the Puritan family example in Chapter 1 and then compared to the three family types established in Chapter 2 to give us a better understanding of how class, region, and ethnicity altered families of the seventeenth century.''' – Mary Beth | '''I notice a lot of criticism for Mintz and Kellogg’s “generalized” presentation of three types of colonial families, but I would argue that we cannot stop at this criticism and must look instead for the similarities and differences amongst the three groups based upon our deeper reading of the text. Take the example of children, their role within the family, how they were raised/disciplined, inheritance, marriages and dowries, even how children were expected to act with their parents can be noted throughout the Puritan family example in Chapter 1 and then compared to the three family types established in Chapter 2 to give us a better understanding of how class, region, and ethnicity altered families of the seventeenth century.''' – Mary Beth |